Sooners add wins despite losses
The Paris sisters are gone. So is Whitney Hand. But the Oklahoma women’s basketball team just keeps on winning.
This was supposed to be something of a transitional season for the Sooners. You don’t build around a pair of twin towers like Courtney and Ashley Paris for four years, then automatically adjust to their absence when they leave. There’s no shame in saying that. That’s how good the Paris sisters were.
Hand was supposed to be part of this transition team. The hard-charging, sharp-shooting, ever-smiling guard was the Sooners’ top returning offensive threat.
Then, she tore her knee and was lost for the season.
Since then, the Sooners are 8-3.
Frankly, that’s a remarkable record. During that 11-game stretch, OU has victories against Arkansas and Marist, Texas Tech and Texas A&M.
The three losses? Those were against Notre Dame, ranked fourth in the country; Tennessee, ranked third in the country; and Baylor, ranked 10th in the country. There’s no shame in losing to those teams.
So, how have the Sooners managed to get to this point in the season with a 12-4 record and a No. 13 national ranking despite all that they’ve lost?
It’s been a total team effort.
Offensively, the Sooners are getting great production from a quartet of players — Danielle Robinson, Nyeshia Stevenson, Amanda Thompson and Abi Olajuwon. When the Sooners win, those four score in double figures almost every single time.
Defensively, the Sooners are swarming and hounding holding opponents in check. Texas A&M shot only 37.7 percent in losing to OU over the weekend. The weekend before, Texas Tech managed to shoot only 35.7 percent.
Simply, the Sooners are getting the job done.
Much work remains this season, but if the Sooners continue playing this way, they’re going to just keep on winning.
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great win over the lady aggies. lady sooners played great. what makes a great team is chemistry and play more consistency and urgency. lady sooners you need too guard the 333, more often and block out more and not turnover the ball so much. play together and bond together as a team. best of luck in your big-12 play and hopefully you can win the big-12 tournament and molve on in the post season. but first you will have too get your act together as a team. the guards for oklahoma are outstanding with stephenson and danielle. yea i know carlee is sherry favorite player on the floor, she needs too step up her game, or be seated with someone who can make plays and score. thats my take on the team. good luck lady sooners, leave it all the floor and go all out.